北京一零一中学2021-2022学年九年级下学期开学考试英语试题（含答案解析）

北京一零一中学2021-2022学年九年级下学期开学考试英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号：一、单项选择Alice,canyouwriteandtellussomethingabout?A.yoursB.yourC.yourselfD.yourselvesThecartoonfirstappearedNovember18,1928.A.onB.inC.toD.atA.onB.inC.toD.at—isshegoingtobeascientist?一Sheisgoingtostudyreallyhard.C.WhatD.WhenA.HowB.Who—Igoouttoplaybasketballnow,Mum?C.WhatD.When—Sure,butyoufinishyourhomeworkfirst.A.May;mustn'tB.Can;mayC.Can;mustD.Must;needn'tIloveskiing,IwanttobeaplayerlikeEileen,Gu.A.soB.orC.butD.andMrs.Smithwasgladtoseeherdaughterdoherhomeworkthanbefore.A.carefullyC.carefulB.morecarefullyA.carefullyC.carefulTonywillplayice-hockeywithhisfriendsifhefreetimenextSaturday.A.willhaveB.haveC.hasLiHuathedogwhenitbegantorain.A.walkA.willhaveB.haveC.hasLiHuathedogwhenitbegantorain.A.walkB.walkedC.iswalkingThe25thWinterOlympicsinItalyin2026.A.willholdB.isheldC.willbeheldD.hadD.waswalkingD.washeldA.readsB.isreadingC.hasreadD.willreadAlexveryhardtolearnmath,buthewasstillnotgoodatit.A.triesB.willtryC.istryingD.triedLook!Thekidsasnowman——BingDwenDwen.itissocute.WhatdidGreggetfromrunning?HowmanypairsofshoeshasS.O.Scollectedanddonatedsofar?WhydoesGrogliketocleanthedonatedshoes?WhatbenefitscanthepoorchildrengetfromGreg'shelp?五、电子邮件44.假设你是李华，你的外国笔友Annie对中国传统文化非常感兴趣，她发邮件想请你介绍中国传统文化。请你选择中国传统文化中的一个方面向她介绍，简单描述这种文化并说明你选择介绍它的原因。提示词：papercutting,traditionalfestivals,PekingOpera...提示问题：•WhichaspectofChinesecultureareyougoingtowriteabout?・Introduceitbriefly.•Whydoyouchooseit?六、话题作文45.在刚刚结束的北京冬奥会中，18岁的谷爱凌和苏翊鸣奋力拼搏，为国争光，国人为之振奋。请你任选一人，介绍她/他的事迹，以“Learnfrom"为题，给你校英语专刊投稿。内容包括谷爱凌或苏翊鸣的事迹简介，你对她/他取得的成就的感受，以及你要向他/她学习什么。提示词语:talentedfreeskier,goldmedals,snowboarding提示问题:•Introduceher/hisdeed.・Whatdoyouthinkofher/hisachievement?•Whatcanyoulearnfromher/him?参考答案：C【详解】句意：爱丽丝，你能写信告诉我们一些关于你自己的情况吗？考查代词辨析，yours你的，名词性物主代词；your你的，形容词性物主代词；yourself你自己，反身代词；yourselves你们自己，反身代词。根据"canyouwriteandtellussomething^^可知应该是你写信告诉关于你自己的事情，故选C。A【详解】句意：这幅漫画第一次出现在1928年11月18日。考查介词辨析，on后接具体的某一天或上/下午；in后接年/月/季节；to朝；at后接具体时间点。根据“November18,1928”1928年11月18H,可知应该用on,故选A。A【详解】句意：——她将如何成为一名科学家？——她将非常努力地学习。考查疑问词辨析。How如何；Who谁；What什么；When什么时候。根据"Sheisgoingtostudyreallyhad”她将非常努力地学习，可知上文应是问“她将如何成为一名科学家”，对方式提问用Howo故选AoC【详解】句意：——妈妈，我现在可以出去打篮球吗？——当然，但是你必须首先完成你的作业。考查情态动词辨析。may可以，可能；must必须；can能，可能，可以；mustn't禁止；needn't不必。根据“...Igoouttoplaybasketballnow,Mum”可知是提出请求，可用may/can；根据“butyou..fnishyourhomeworkfirst.”可知出去玩的前提是必须完成作业，应用must,故选C。D【详解】句意：我喜欢滑雪，我想要成为像谷爱凌那样的运动员。考查连词辨析。so所以；or或者；but但是；and和。根据“Iloveskiing”以及“IwanttobeaplayerlikeEileen,Gu.”可知前后是递进关系,用and连接。故选D。B【详解】句意：史密斯太太很高兴看到女儿比以前更认真地做作业。考查副词比较级，carefully认真地；morecarefully更加认真地；careful认真的；morecareful更加认真的。观察句子，这里是修饰动词do,可知应该用副词，并且注意到than一词，可知用比较级，故选B。C【详解.】句意：如果托尼下周六有空，他将和他的朋友们去打冰球。考查if引导的条件状语从句。根据"Tonywillplayice-hockeywithhisfriendsifhe...freetimenextSaturday『可知，空处是if引导的条件状语从句，应该遵循“主将从现”的原则，即从句部分用一般现在时，从句主语是he,动词应该用第三人称单数形式has。故选C。D【详解】句意：当开始下雨的时候，李华正在遛狗。考查过去进行时。根据"whenitbegantorain”可知，此处表示一个动作发生时,另一个动作正在进行。应用过去进行时，其谓语结构为“was/were+动词的现在分词”，主语李华为第三人称单数，应用was。故选D。C【详解】句意：第25届冬奥会将于2026年在意大利举行。考查一般将来时的被动语态。willhold一般将来时；isheld一般现在时的被动语态；willbeheld一般将来时的被动语态；washeld一般过去时的被动语态。根据“in2026”可知句子时态用一般将来时，主语“The25thWinterOlympics”和谓语动词“hold”之间是被动关系，因此要用被动语态；一般将来时的被动语态结构为：willbe+动词的过去分词。故选C。C【详解】句意：我的哥哥喜欢历史。他已经读了几百本历史书。考查现在完成时。根据already“已经”可知应用现在完成时，其谓语结构为“have/has+动词的过去分词。主语mybrother为第三人称单数，所以应用has。故选C。D【详解】句意：亚历克斯非常努力地学习数学，但是他仍然不擅长它。考查一般过去时。根据"buthewasstillnotgoodatit.”可知应用一般过去时，谓语动词用动词过去式。故选D。A【详解】句意：看！孩子们正在堆雪人——冰墩墩。它是如此的可爱。考查现在进行时。根据“Look!”可知应用现在进行时，其谓语结构是“be动词+动词的现在分词"，主语thekids为复数，所以be动词应用are,故选A。A【详解】句意：——你能告诉我好运旅馆在哪儿吗？——当然可以。它在大银幕电影院的后答案第2页，共8页面。考查宾语从句。根据“Couldyoupleasetellme..「可知【，空处是宾语从句，故应该用陈述语序，故排除B、D项。又根据答语"It'sbehindBigScreenCinema.”可知，宾语从句用一般现在时，be动词用is。故选A。B15.D16.B17.C18.C19.A20.A21.D【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者在爸爸的激励下，经过艰苦的训练成功完成铁人三项竞赛的经历。.句意：它向我展示了他的巨大的努力是怎样取得了成功并且它激发了我的好奇心。showed展示；paid支付；worked工作；made制造。根据题意可知此处应是说爸爸的努力有了结果。payoff，还清，取得成功”，故选B。.句意：我想知道我这样身板的一个小男孩是否能实现一些像那样的事。afford支付得起；improve提高；benefit得益于；achieve实现。根据"itexcitedmycuriosity^^和上文作者的爸爸努力后取得成功可知作者也想像爸爸一样经过努力后做成一些事。故选Do16.句意：与我父亲一起训练，结果是非常具有挑战性的。changed改变；turned转；went去；carried携带。turnouttobe”结果是，原来是"，固定搭配，符合语境，故选B。.句意：当有人打响发令枪时，我出发了。朝着标志着我转弯的远处浮标游去。started开始；jumped跳；fired开火；showed展示。根据空后的thegun"枪”可知fire符合语境，故选C。.句意：我浑身湿透，尽量骑上它。hot热的；dry干的；wet湿的；cold冷的。根据上文可知作者刚游泳结束，所以应是湿透的。dripwet"湿透的，湿漉漉的”，故选C。.句意：当我上了自行车，我经历着一种骑行的特别的兴奋。cycling骑自行车;running跑;traveling旅行;swimming游泳。根据"Onceonmybike,"可知应是骑自行车的兴奋。故选A。.句意：对于我，在赛跑期间才开始真正的竞赛，因为现在我能看见每一个参赛者并作为目标。competitor竞赛者；personA;partner合作者；cycler骑行者。根据“therealcompetitionbeganduringtherunJ可知应是参与比赛的运动员，故选A。.句意：“闭嘴，迈腿「我的最喜欢的谚语之一，阻止我考虑强烈的酸痛感。exciting兴奋的；disappointing令人失望的；satisfying满意的；burning强烈的。根据“Therunpartoftheraceboileddowntopaintolerance.”可知在赛跑期间最大的挑战就是强烈的酸痛感，故选Do.B23.D24.C【分析】本文是一篇应用文。主要是几个环保俱乐部的宣传说明，目的是保护环境。.细节理解题。根据文中“Thisyouthclubisforteenswhowanttotakepartinonlineprojectssuchasmakingmorepeopleknowaboutpollutionincitiesandhowitisinfluencingtheenvironment.”可知，如果你想加入一个在线聚会的俱乐部，你会选择“地球的朋友”。故选B。.推理判断题。根据文中“Takepartinplanningtheeventtoshowoffyourcreativeprojectstothepublic,andsharetipsonwaystoreducewaste.”可推理出，"天才”俱乐部给了用垃圾制造艺术的机会。故选D。.主旨大意题。短文主要介绍了几个环保俱乐部的具体情况，故从文章内容，我们能推断出这些俱乐部都有助于环境保护。故选C。.D26.B27.C【导语】本文主要讲述了作者和母亲在一个下雨天去山顶上看风景，在到达山顶后，被眼前的美景所折服，由一个标牌而引发了作者的感慨，那就是坚持一个梦想会带来巨大的改变。25.细节理解题。根据第一段中“Itwasdangeroustomakethetwo-hourjourneyalongthehighwayinsuchweather”可知，因为作者认为在这样糟糕的天气里驾驶是很危险的，故选D。26.词义猜测题。根据“Walkingalongapath,weturnedatacomer”可知，作者和母亲一直沿着小路走，然后在一个地方拐弯，所以path与road同义，故选B。.主旨大意题。根据"Imagine,ifIhadadreamandworkedatit,justalittlebiteveryday,whatmightIhaveachieved”及全文的描述可知，作者想通过自己所看到的告诉读者坚持一个梦想会带来巨大的改变，故选C。.B29.A30.D31.C【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章中主要阐述了父母在孩子做错事时采取“暂停独自反思”的方法不总是有作用，作者建议在孩子犯错误时更应该和孩子在一起直到父母和孩子都恢复答案第4页，共8页平静。.细节理解题。根据“Itseemsthatitisagoodidea:thechildsitsonhisowntoreflectonwhathehasdone.”可知在“暂停时间'孩子们独自坐着去反省他做的事。故选B。.细节理解题。根据“However,justbecauseit'ssomethingthat'sbeendoneforyears,thatdoesn'tmeanitistherightthingtodo.Infact,veryoften,childrendon'tsitnicelyandthinkaboutwhatthey'vedone.”可知作者认为这个被做了多年的方法未必就是对的，事实上，孩子们并不能好好地坐着并考虑他们的所为。所以“暂停时间”并不会总是起到作用。故选A。.细节理解题。根据"So,insteadofstartinga'timeout\trysomethingcalled"timein，”可知作者建议用“继续时间”代替“暂停时间”。故选Do.标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了孩子们饭错误时父母采取的两种方式——“暂停时间”和“继续时间”，作者觉得“暂停时间”不总是有效的，建议采用“继续时间”的方法。故选C。.A33.B34.C35.D【导语】本文从西班牙文学巨匠塞万提斯讲起，告诉我们不论身处哪个年龄阶段，只要有目标，并且愿意学习，我们就可能取得成功。.推理判断题。根据“andthebookwasDonQuixote（《堂吉诃德》）.Andthestorybringsaninterestingquestion:whydosomepeoplefindnewenergyandcreativitytotheendoftheirdays,butothersgotoseedlongbefore?”可知，这个故事表明塞万提斯年龄这么大了，还是有这样的成就，说明年龄不是实现目标的障碍。故选A。.词句猜测题。根据"I'mnottalkingaboutthosewhofailtogettothetop."以及'Tmtalkingaboutpeoplewhohavestoppedlearningongrowing”可知，划线词所说的人是“采取了多年来经常出现的固定态度和观点而停止学习成长的人”，所以指的是“停止学习的人“，和B选项“失去继续学习的兴趣，，表述一致。故选B。.推理判断题。根据"Thethingswelearninmaturityseldominvolveinformationandskills.Welearntobearwiththethingswecan'tchange.Welearntoavoidself-pity.Welearnthathowevermuchwetrytoplease,somepeoplearenevergoingtoloveus-anideathattroublesatfirstbutiseventuallyrelaxing?9（我们成熟之后学会忍受自己改变不了的事，学会避免自我哀怜。无论我们多么努力地取悦别人，有些人永远不会爱我们，而这个想法一开始会让人烦恼，但最终我们会释怀。）可知，作者想告诉我们应该学会适应。故选C。.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文从西班牙文学巨匠塞万提斯讲起，告诉我们不论身处答案第5页，共8页哪个年龄阶段，只要有目标，并且愿意学习，我们就可能取得成功。可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是告诉我们要过一种有意义的生活。故选D。.A37.B38.C【导语】本文主要讲述感恩的重要性，花点时间感谢人们的工作、善良或同情，无论是今天、上个月还是多年前，这都会让你更快乐、更健康、更有自我意识。表达感激永远不嫌晚。.推理判断题，根据"Intheworkplace,well-beingisaveryimportanttopicwhenitcomestopreventingemployeeburn-outandencouragingengagement.Beyondtheresearchthatshowsthatemployeeswhoareshownthattheyareappreciatedaremoreproductiveby50percent,caringforyouremployees'well-beingissimplytherightthingtodo.”幸福可以防止员工倦怠，鼓励员工参与，而且被赏识的员工工作效率会提高50%,关心员工的健康是一件正确的事情。可推知明智的雇主应该提高员工的幸福感。故选A。.细节理解题，根据"Duringmymonth-longvacation,...Idecidedtoreachouttomyfifth-gradeteacherandthankherfbrbeingapositiveinstructorandastronginfluenceonmy和“Theoldsayinggoes"It'snevertoolatetosayyou'resorry,“butthesameistrueofgratitude.”,作者在工作后，去感谢五年级的老师，可知是为了证明表达感激永远不嫌晚，故选B。.最佳标题题,I艮据“Takingthetimetothankpeoplefortheirwork,kindnessorempathy-whetheritwastoday,lastmonthormanyyearsago-makesyouhappier,healthierandmoreself-aware.Andthat'sagiftworthcelebrating365daysayear.”花点时间感谢人们的工作、善良或同情——无论是今天、上个月还是多年前——会让你更快乐、更健康、更有自我意识。这是一份值得一年365天庆祝的礼物。可知本文主要围绕每一天都要感恩来进行阐述，选项C“全年都要感恩”符合语境，故选C。.Thechildrenwhodon'tevenhaveshoes./ThepoorchildrenintheUSand20othercountries.40.Thehealth,thefriendshipsandtheconfidence.41.Morethan3,000pairsofshoes.42.Becausehefeelshappy.43.Shoes,opportunitiesandkindnesstoothers.【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了格雷格创建了分享我的鞋底慈善机构，筹集鞋，清洗鞋，帮助没有鞋穿的孩子的事迹。.根据"Butsoontheshoeswillhavenewowners,poorchildrenintheUSand20othercountriesJ和“Irealizedtherearechildrenwhodon'tevenhaveshoes.”可知格雷格将筹集、清洗出来的鞋捐给了美国和20个其他国家的贫穷孩子，那些孩子甚至没有鞋穿。故填Thechildrenwhodon'tevenhaveshoes./ThepoorchildrenintheUSand20othercountries..根据"IstartedthinkingaboutallthethingsIgotfromrunning,thehealth,thefriendshipsandtheconfidence”可知格雷格在养伤期间开始考虑他从跑中获得的所有东西：健康，友谊和信心、。故填Thehealth,thefriendshipsandtheconfidence..根据"Sofar,S.O.Shascollectedanddonatedmorethan3,000pairsofshoes.”可知迄今为止S.O.S已经收集并捐赠了3000多双鞋。故填Morethan3,000pairsofshoes..根据"butIlikedoingitbecauseIfeelhappywhenVmdoingitJ可知尽管清洗鞋子又脏又累,但是格雷格做这件事时是开心的。故填Becausehefeelshappy..根据"Formanypoorchildrenwhohavereceivedtheshoes,itmeansopportunity"和"Whentheygraduate,theysaytheywillhelpothers,justasGreghelpedthem.”可知收至鞋的孩子们不仅收到了鞋，也因为鞋得到了机会，学到了要对他人心怀善良。故填Shoes,叩portunitiesandkindnesstoothers..例文DearAnnie,Chinesepapercuttinghasalonghistory.ItcanbeseenindifferentpartsofChina.Manypeople,nomatteryoungorold,areinterestedinit.Papercuttinghasdifferentshapes,likebirds,animals,flowersandsoon.Peopleusuallyputthemondoorsorwindowswhentheycelebratesomethinghappy,especiallyfortheSpringFestival.Theyarethesymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.Inourschool,papercuttingisverypopular.Wehavepapercuttinglessons.Moreandmorestudentsareinterestedinthisfolkart.IthinkChinesepapercuttingisnotonlybeautifulbutalsoveryuseful.Yours,LiHua【详解】1.题干解读：本文是一篇书信作文。作为李华，要求你根据要点提示问题，给你的外国笔友Annie写一封电子邮件，向她介绍中国的一种传统文化；注意要点要齐全，可适当发挥。2.写作指导：本文采用第一、第三人称来展开写作，时态主要用一般现在时。写作时要认真审题，根据提示的内容，列出写作要点及每个要点中可能要用到的表达；然后紧扣要点，动答案第7页，共8页

A.aremakingB.makeA.aremakingB.make13・一Couldyoupleasetellme?一Ofcourse.It'sbehindBigScreenCinema.A.whereGoodLuckHoteliswhereGoodLuckHotelwasA.aremakingB.make13A.aremakingB.make13・一Couldyoupleasetellme?一Ofcourse.It'sbehindBigScreenCinema.A.whereGoodLuckHoteliswhereGoodLuckHotelwasC.makesD.willmakeB,whereisGoodLuckHotelwherewasGoodLuckHotel二、完形填空Whenmydadfinallyfinishedthetriathlon（铁人三项）inMontauk,thecrowdcheered.Itshowedmehowhisgreateffort14offanditexcitedmycuriosity.Iwonderedwhetherasmallboyofmysizecould15somethinglikethat.Ifoundmyselfsayingthisoutloudandmyfatheroverheardme.HeencouragedmeandsaidIcouldtrainwithhim.Trainingwithmydad16outtobeverychallenging.Wewouldgetupearlyforamorningjog,orgoforaswiminthepoolafterschool.Afterafewweeksoftraining,Isignedupformyfirsttriathlon.Beforethecompetition,Inervouslywaitedforthegun.Whensomeone17thegun,Iwasoff,swimmingtowardsthedistantbuoy（浮标）thatmarkedmyturn.Ifinishedthehalf-mileswimandrantowardsmybike.Iwasdripping.tryingtogetonit.Onceonmybike,Iexperiencedaparticularexcitementof.Iwentthroughthetransitionzone（转换区）againandswitchedtomyrunningshoes.Atthestartoftherunpartofthetriathlon,mylegsalreadyfeltliketheyweremadeofcement（水泥）.Forme,therealcompetitionbeganduringtherun,becausenowIcouldseeeachasagoal.Nomattermypositioninthefield,eachracerwaseitherfollowingmeorbeingfollowed.Therunpartoftheraceboileddowntopaintolerance."Shutup,legs”,oneofmyfavoritesayings,keptmefromthinkingaboutthe21feeling.ThenIcrossedthefinishline.Itookabreathandthenbeganacelebrationwiththeotherfinishers.Thesenseofachievementwasthereforallofus.Lookingback,IrememberthesmallboyonthatdayinMontaukwhothoughthecouldn'tdoit.Now,thatsameboyisnotonlyahugefan,butalsoatrainingpartner.14.A.showedB・paidC・workedD.made15.A.affordB・improveC.benefitD.achieve16.A.changedB・turnedC・wentD.carried17.A.startedB.jumpedC.firedD.showed笔写作；可以围绕主题准确使用一定的语法、词汇、短语和句型等；语言的表述要符合语法的结构，造句应该符合英语的表达习惯；层次要分明、条理要清晰。45.例文LearnfromGuAilingGuAilingisatalentedfreeskierandsheisaneighteen-year-oldgirl.Shewonagoldmedalinsnowboardingatthe2022OlympicGames.Althoughsheisyoung,shehasanunyieldingspirit.Throughhersuccess,shetellsusthatnoonecansucceedcausally.Onlythroughoureffortscanwesucceed.Soweshouldlearnfromherspiritofnevergivingup.Weshouldalsostudyhardandcontributeourparttothestrengthofourmotherland.【详解】1.题干解读：阅读题干可知，要求以“Learnfrom"为题，介绍谷爱凌或苏翊鸣的事迹简介，并且说明对她/他取得的成就的感受，以及我们应该要向他/她学习什么。写作前可以提前列举出可能会用到的单词、短语和句型；写作时注意写作手法要符合英语的表达习惯；写作后注意检查。2.写作指导：这是一篇介绍类作文，时态以一般现在时为主，人称以第三人称为主，要注意谓语动词的三单形式。例文是以向谷爱玲学习为例，首先介绍她的奥运事迹，接着阐述对她取得奥运会冠军成就的感受，最后写我们应该向她学习什么。A.hotA.cyclingA.competitorA.excitingB.dryA.hotA.cyclingA.competitorA.excitingB.dryrunningB・personB・disappointingwetC.travelingC・partnerC.satisfyingcoldD.swimmingD.cyclerD.burningWanttomakeadifferencetoourplanet?BringyourfamiliesandfriendstoourclubsinyourfreetimeTheseclubsarefreeandalotoffun.NatureFirstComeandmeetpeopleofallageswhocareabouttheenvironmentatourbeachproject.Wecollectplastictoberecycledonthebeachnearyou.Learnhowwasteinouroceansharmssealifeandwhatyoucandoaboutit.EarthsfriendsWegetcreativeatEarth'sFriends!Thisyouthclubisforteenswhowanttotakepartinonlineprojectssuchasmakingmorepeopleknowaboutpollutionincitiesandhowitisinfluencingtheenvironment.Ourwebsitehasafantasticplanner,soyoucanseehowcyclingreducespollutioninyourlocalarea.GeniusDon'tputyourbottles,newspapersorcansintherecyclingbin-bringthemtoanymeetingonMondaymorning,whenourexpertenvironmentalartistshowsyouhowtomakeartoutofrubbish!Takepartinplanningtheeventtoshowoffyourcreativeprojectstothepublic,andsharetipsonwaystoreducewaste.BandTogetherYouwon'tbelieveyou,reinthemiddleofthecitywhereourclubmeetseverySundayafternoon.Comeandhelpcleanuprubbishinourcityparks!It'snoteasy,butyou'llmakelotsofnewfriends.Andit'snotallhardwork-wchaveguestspeakersanddiscussionsabouthowtoprotectanimalsinthearea.Whichonewillyouchooseifyouwanttojoinaclubthatmeetsonline?A.NatureFirst.B.Earth'sFriends.C.Genius.D.BandTogether.WhatisspecialaboutGenius?

A.Itprovidesbeachproject.B・Itoffersworksofartforsale.C.Itisforteenstosetuponlineprojects.A.Itprovidesbeachproject.B・Itoffersworksofartforsale.C.Itisforteenstosetuponlineprojects.D.ItgiveschancestomakeartoutofWhatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theseclubsareonlyforfun.B・Theseclubsareopenonweekends.A.Theseclubsareonlyforfun.C.Theseclubsallhelptheenvironment.D.Theseclubsalwaysinviteartiststogivetalks.C.Theseclubsallhelptheenvironment.D.TheseclubsalwaysinviteartiststogiveItwasacold,rainyday.MymotherandIdrovetothemountains.Itwasdangeroustomakethetwo-hourjourneyalongthehighwayinsuchweather.Ididn'twanttotaketherisk.Butmymothersuggestedthatwegotoseesomethingatthetopofthemountain.Aftertenminutes9driving,westoppedthecarandgotout.Walkingalongapath,weturnedatacorner.Gradually,thepeaceandsilenceoftheplacebegantofillmymind.Fromthetopofthemountain,Isawseveralfieldsfullofflowers,shininglikeacarpetbeforeus.Itlookedasifthesunspilled（播》西）golddownthemountain.Alotofquestionscametomymind.Whocreatedsuchbeauty?Why?How?Aswemovedon,wesawasignthatread,"AnswerstotheQuestionsIKnowYouAreAsking.^^Thefirstanswerwas,“OneWoman-TwoHands,TwoFeet,andVeryLittleBrain."Thesecondwas,"OneataTime."Thethird,"Startedin1971/9Onourwayhome,Iwassoshockedbywhatwehadseen."Shechangedtheworld.Onebulb（一株）atatime.Shestartedalmost50yearsago.Itwasprobablyjustthebeginningofanidea,butshekeptatit."Isaid,“Imagine,ifIhadadrcamandworkedatit,justalittlebiteveryday,whatmightIhaveachieved?^^Mymotherlookedatme,smiling."Starttomorrow."Shesaid,"Betteryet,starttoday.”25.Thewriterdidn'twanttogotothemountainsbecause.A.shewastiredofdrivingB.theircarwasrunningoutofgasC.itwasgettingdarkD.itwasnotsafetodriveinsuchweatherTheunderlinedword“path”sharesasimilarmeaningwith.A.beachB.roadC.bankD.villageThepassagemainlytellsusthat.A.beautyalwaysliesonthetopofthemountainB.evencommonpeoplehavegreatwisdom

C.stickingtoadreamwillbringabigchangeD.weshouldenjoyeverymomentinlifeForaslongaswecanremember,oneofthemostpopularwaysparentsusetopunishtheirchildrenhasbeenthe“timeout”.Itseemsthatitisagoodidea:thechildsitsonhisowntoreflectonwhathehasdone.Then,whenthetimeisup,hewillapologizeandlearnfromthemistake.However,justbecauseit'ssomethingthafsbeendonefbryears,thatdoesn'tmeanitistherightthingtodo.Infact,veryoften,childrendon'tsitnicelyandthinkaboutwhatthey'vedone.Instead,theyneedtobetoldafew(ormany)timestogobacktotheirplacesandstayquiet.They9renotreflectingonwhytheyareinthe“timeout”atall.Morelikelythannot,they'reprobablyjustreallyangry,andsoaretheparents.Intheend,boththeparentsandthechildrenmakeeachotherunhappy,orevenangry.Whatcanparentsdotochangethissituation?Youmayhavealreadyheardofthingslikepeacefulparentingandgentleparenting.Thesefocusontherelationshipbetweenparentandchildthroughbuildingtrustandlove.So,insteadofstartinga“timeout”,trysomethingcalled“timein”.A“timein“needsbothparentandchildtostaycloseuntilbothgetcalm.Afterthat,theparentandchildcandiscusswhathappenedandsolvetheproblemtogether.Ifthechildcanmakechanges,everyonecanthenmoveon.Asweallknow,punishmentandviolenceseldomworkandwillneverteachthechildrenwhattherightwaytoactis.A"timein“canbethegreattimefbrthechildrentolearnthroughmistakes.Kidslearnhowtobuildtheiremotionalandsocialskillsthroughdifficultsituations.So,insteadofpunishingthemforactingtheirage,wecanusechancestoteachandguidethemtoaplaceoflearning.A“timeirTmaytakemoretime,butitdoeswork.28.Duringa“timeout"，achildistoldtoA.28.A.A.stayoutsideB.sitaloneandreflectC.makeapromiseD.returntoschoolA.stayoutsideB.sitaloneandreflectC.makeapromiseD.returntoschool29.Inthewriter'sopinion,a“timeout”A.A.A.doesn'talwaysworkB.isbecomingmorepopularC.shouldbeparents'firstchoiceD.takestoomuchtimeA.doesn'talwaysworkB.isbecomingmorepopularC.shouldbeparents'firstchoiceD.takestoomuchtime30.A.30.A.Whenachildhasdonesomethingwrong,thewritersuggeststhatbothteachersandparentsdiscusshowtosolvetheproblemB.thechildstaysathomeandreflectsuntilhenevermakesmistakesC.thechildsayssorrytohisorherparentsandlearnsfrommistakesD.parentstrysomethingcalled"timein^insteadof“timeout”Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.”Timeout"or“timein"?B.Learnfrommistakes!C.Whynot"timein"?D.Noviolenceathome!WouldyouBETonthefutureofthisman?Heis53yearsold.Mostofhisadultlifehasbeenalosingstruggleagainstdebtandmisfortune.Awarinjuryhasmadehislefthandstopfunctioning,andhehasoftenbeeninprison.Drivenbyheaven-knows-whatmotives,hedeterminestowriteabook.Thebookturnsouttobeonethathasappealedtotheworldformorethan350years.ThatformerprisonerwasCervantes（塞万提斯）,andthebookwasDonQuixote（《堂吉诃德》）.Andthestorybringsaninterestingquestion:whydosomepeoplefindnewenergyandcreativitytotheendoftheirdays,butothersgotoseedlongbefore?We'veallknownpeoplewhorunoutofsteambeforetheyreachlife'shalfwaymark.Tmnottalkingaboutthosewhofailtogettothetop.Wecan'tallgetthere.I'mtalkingaboutpeoplewhohavestoppedlearningongrowingbecausetheyhavetakeninthefixedattitudesandopinionsthatalltoooftencomewithpassingyears.Mostofus,infact,progressivelynarrowthevarietyofourlives.Wesucceedinourfieldofspecializationandthenbecometrappedinit.Nothingsurprisesus.Weloseoursenseofwonder.But,ifwearewillingtolearn,theopportunitiesareeverywhere.Thethingswelearninmaturity（成熟）seldominvolveinformationandskills.Welearntobearwiththethingswecan'tchange.Welearntoavoidself-pity.Welearnthathowevermuchwetrytoplease,somepeoplearenevergoingtoloveus-anideathattroublesatfirstbutiseventuallyrelaxing.Withhighmotivationandenthusiasm,wecankeeponlearning.Thenwewillknowhowimportantitistohavemeaninginourlife.However,wecanachievemeaningonlyifwehavemadeacommitmenttosomethinglargerthanourownlittleegos（自我）,whethertolovedones,tofellowhumans,towork,ortosomemoralconcept.Manyofusregard“commitment”withsuch"caring“jobsasteachingandnursing.Butdoinganyordinaryjobaswellasonecanisinitselfanadmirablecommitment.Peoplewhoworktowardsuchexcellencewhethertheyaredrivingatruckorrunningastoremaketheworldbetterjustbybeingthekindofpeopletheyare.They'velearnedlife'smostvaluablelesson.ThepassagestartswiththestoryofCervantestoshowthat.A.ageisn'tablocktoachievingone'sgoalB.lossoffreedombringsoutone'screativityC.misfortuneinspiresamantofightagainsthisfateD.disabilitycannotstopamanfightingforsuccessWhatdoestheunderlinedpart"runoutofsteam”inParagraph3probablymean?A.endone'sstrugglefbrfreedomB.losetheinterestincontinuinglearningC.wasteone'senergytakingrisksD.misstheopportunitytosucceedWhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinParagraph5?A.Astrong-willedmancanbearsuffering.B.Awisemancanlivewithoutself-pity.C.Amanshouldlearnsuitablewaystodealwithlife.D.Amanshouldtrytosatisfypeoplearoundhim..Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tosuggestawayofgoingafterexcellenceinourlifelongcareer.B.Tostatetheimportanceofhavingdesireforlearning.C.Tostresstheneedofshoulderingresponsibilitiesatwork.D.Toprovideguidanceonleadingameaningfuladultlife.Itistheseasonfortakingthetimetoreflectonwhatwe'rethankfulforinlife.Spendingthattimewithfriendsandfamilytogivethanksiswhatmakestheholidayssospecial.Butwhyshouldwelimitittojustafewweeksintheyear?Gratitude（感恩）isamuscleweshouldstrengthenyear-roundtomakeushealthier,happierhumansandleaders.Gratitudebuildsempathy.Weoftentakeforgrantedthesimplethingsinlife.Thosewhorecognizethegoodnessinlife,nomatterhowsimpleorautomatic,aremorelikelytobesensitivetotheneedsofothersandtohelpwhenevertheycan.Beingempathetictoothers'opinions,experiencesandbackgroundswillmakeyouabetterprofessional,nomatteryourcareer.Throughhisresearch,Emmons,aleadingresearcher,foundthatgratefulpeoplereportedfeelinghealthier,bothmentallyandphysically.Specifically,thosewhoweregratefulwere25percenthappierthanthosewhoweren't.Intheworkplace,well-beingisaveryimportanttopicwhenitcomestopreventingemployeeburn-outandencouragingengagement.Beyondtheresearchthatshowsthatemployeeswhoareshownthattheyareappreciatedaremoreproductiveby50percent,caringforyouremployees9well-beingissimplytherightthingtodo.Offeringfitnessclassesorcarryingoutflexibleworkschedulesarejustafewthingsthat,whenpairedwithgratitude,canleadtomoreproductive,engagedandhappierworkingprofessionals.Workinginadeveloping,fast-pacedindustry,weareoftensurroundedbyambitiouspeoplewhoarealwaysstriving（奋斗）formoreandbetter.Gratitudemakesusmoreself-aware.Itchallengesustoreflectinthemomentinsteadofalwaysthinkingaboutthefuture.Itstartsbypayingattentiontowhafsgoingoninourlife,andthattrueself-awarenessisakeyfactortobeingsuccessfulinourcareer.Gratitudeisapowerfultoolformakingrelationshipsstronger,bothatworkandinourpersonallife.Peoplewhoexpresstheirgratitudetendtobemorewillingtoforgiveothersandthereforeabletocreaterelativelylong-lastingconnections.Duringmymonth-longvacation,ImadeitapointtobereflectiveduringthetimeIhadwithoutdisturbancesordeadlines.Partofthatwasmakingamentallistofthepeople,thingsandexperiencesIwasgratefulforinmylif